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Capital markets channel more investment towards private businesses, helping to fuel economic development and create jobs.

Capital markets are essential for economic growth, facilitating the flow of financing from investors to borrowers. They help stabilize economies by managing volatile capital flows, allocating resources efficiently, and funding higher-risk projects beyond the scope of banks. For investors, they offer profitable opportunities in emerging markets, allow private businesses to access local currency financing, and enhance transparency. 

Our Impact

  • $5.8 billion in local currency financing across 34 currencies in FY24
  • $9.6 billion committed in IFC's financial institutions’ portfolio in FY24
  • $13.1 billion raised by IFC across 24 currencies in FY24
  • 270 capital market regulators & financial professionals from 64 countries trained since 2016

How IFC Supports Capital Market Development in Emerging Economies

  • Help clients issue bonds and debt instruments.
  • Invest in credit funds to support underserved sectors such as MSMEs.
  • Offer local currency products to help clients mitigate currency risk.
  • Offer risk management solutions to allow clients to migrate interest rate, currency, or commodity risk.
  • Support and introduce new asset classes and products that set standards and build market transparency.
  • Develop instruments to attract international investments and build market capacity.
  • Train mid-career capital market regulators and financial experts.

 


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Contacts

Elena Gex
Senior Communications Officer, Financial Institutions
Washington D.C.
+1 (240) 344-1116
Irena Guzelova
Senior Communications Officer, Treasury and Mobilization
Washington D.C.
+1 (202) 458 4474

 Last updated: April 2025